Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Decatur County, Georgia, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Decatur County is held at the county jail, run by the Decatur County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Decatur County public records, Decatur County arrest records, Decatur County warrants, Decatur County criminal records, Decatur County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Decatur County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Decatur County is held at the county jail, run by the Decatur County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Decatur County Sheriff's Office at decaturso.com/jail/inmate-bookings (page title: Inmate Bookings | Decatur County Sheriff's Office), phone 229.248.3050, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Decatur County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 150 people, up from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 175 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Decatur County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 51 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Decatur County Jail
The Decatur County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bainbridge and Attapulgus make the arrests that end in a booking in Decatur County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Decatur County: Southern Regional Technical College (campus police); Decatur County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bainbridge's 670 for 2025 and the Decatur County Sheriff's Office's 287 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Decatur County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 957 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Decatur County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Decatur County serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Decatur County?
Look on the custody page of the Decatur County Sheriff's Office at decaturso.com/jail/inmate-bookings, or call 229.248.3050. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Decatur County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 175 beds.
What is the phone number for the Decatur County jail?
229.248.3050, the number on the page of the Decatur County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Decatur County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Is this the official Decatur County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.